to 476

Determined to fend for herself in a world where only men have real freedom, headstrong Helen, who will be called queen of Sparta and Helen of Troy one day, learns to fight, hunt, and ride horses while disguised as a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the Mediterranean world.

Hagan, a young Burgundian prince, is sent as a foster son to Attila of the Huns as a peace offering, but when Hagan, in the midst of battle and on the brink of death, discovers the pathway to the otherworld, he realizes that the knowledge makes him a dangerous adversary of the ferocious warlord.

"In his search for his sister Issi, Hylas is kidnapped and sold into slavery and must escape the Crows with the help of his friend Pirra and a lion cub"--Provided by publisher.

In the turbulent world of the Mediterranean Bronze Age, Hylas, a lowly twelve-year-old goatherd, thief, and outsider, journeys from the Greek mountains to Crete and Egypt, making allies with animals, battling tyranny, and withstanding the elemental powers of the gods of land and sea.

Chronicles the major events and themes of the Hellenistic Age from 336 to 30 BCE, describing the conquests of Philip of Macedonia, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, and Augustus Caesar, as well as the decline of the city-state and Roman ascension to imperial rule.

Provides information about various aspects of life in the past, highlighting notable events and achievements in prehistoric Europe, covering, geography, the development of Europe, economy, settlement, trade and transport, industry and crafts, religion, death and burial, warfare, language, literature, the arts, and society. Includes maps, drawings, and photographs.

Traces the history of Europe from the Paleolithic period to 476.